It was heartbreaking to see my king in such a state. At this point, Felix was more than my king–he was my friend, and to see him so completely and utterly lost was startling. Even Joseph, who I knew had accompanied Felix to many a nightclub in his day, squirmed with discomfort at the sight of his ol
MILAIf being in Sofia’s In-Between realm was a shock to the system, nothing could have prepared me for what she was getting ready to reveal.I was still reeling from the news that she had been Fresonia’s first queen–and that the love that Felix and I once shared was the only thing keeping the magic
FELIXI could not tell how long it had been since Mila had been killed. I was barely sleeping, so my days and nights blurred together in a never-ending cycle of misery, research, and anger.I did not leave my chambers, instead choosing to sequester myself away from the world. I heard through Joseph
MILAI sat in the void, my brain humming with the memories I had just uncovered. Each past life had awakened some long-dead part of me, as if I was finally becoming my whole and complete person again.It was terrifying.And yet, at the same time, it was exhilarating.For so long, I hadn’t felt like
FELIXI returned to the castle feeling like a new man.Flying over my kingdom had given me some much-needed perspective. What had once felt like an all-consuming, overwhelming task of saving my wife now felt closer in reach.Charles was going to help me whether he liked it or not.As soon as I strod
I started to pace the length of the throne room. “I made vows to protect Fresonia and to protect the Dragon Knights. I never made a vow to keep the Dragon Knights a secret.”“Yes, but–” my mother protested.I cut her off. “But what? Is it better to let civilians riot in the streets?”“There is not a
MILAEven knowing all that I did now, I still felt hesitant about returning to Fresonia and finishing what I started.I was beginning to wrap my head around the fact that Felix had not, in fact, been the one to sentence me to death, but the whole thing still felt really slimy. Would the royal family
ISLAMy family lived on the northernmost edge of Fresonia, in a little alpine village nestled into the side of the Dragon’s Teeth mountains.I had grown up here, in this region of rock and snow, my childhood shaped by wind just like the granite of the mountains. It was where my family still dwelled.